Thursday 20 September 2012

End of the road


APA has applauded the business secretary's attempt to 'reduce the burden of the employment system and create a more flexible labour market.

In announcing his measures APA feels Vince Cable has given companies more flexibility and confidence in managing their workforce and helped to reduce employment law red tape, including support for settlement agreements aimed to end employment relationships in a 'fair and consensual' way.

APA says, 'Ending a employment relationship is always a last resort, but is at times necessary to protect all involved. Better to create an environment where all parties reach an agreement and part equitably than to soldier with one party or both being unhappy. Companies need to be confident that they can offer an employee a settlement to end the relationship without fear of future action.

APA supports moves by the government to make the process of offering a settlement easier to navigate.”

APA

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